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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
10348460 Franktown Creek Near Carson City, NV
LOCATION - Lat 39°12'08.2", long 119°52'15.9" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.32, T.16 N., R.19 E., Washoe County, NV, Hydrologic Unit 16050102, in Toiyabe National Forest, on right bank, 300 ft upstream from Red House diversion dam, 0.2 mi upstream from Red House, and 6.1 mi northwest of Carson City.
DRAINAGE AREA - 3.24 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR NV-94-1: 1980 (P), 1982-1985 (P). The peak discharge for water year 1983 was revised on Aug. 27, 2021 to correct a typographical error. The peak gage height and discharge for water year 2019 were removed on Aug. 27, 2021 as they were likely not the peak of the year.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - June 1974 to current year. Irrigation seasons only beginning in 2019.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 7,470 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, from topographic map. Prior to Sep. 19, 2006, at site 300 ft downstream at different datum.
REMARKS - Flow regulated by Hobart Reservoir, and by pumping from Marlette Lake (station 10336710) during dry years. 10/01/2013-09/30/2014: Records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. 10/01/2014-09/30/2015: Records good. 10/01/2015-09/30/2016: Records fair except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. 10/01/2016-09/30/2017: Records fair except for estimated discharges, which are poor. 10/01/2017-09/30/2018: Records poor. 05/01/2019-11/01/2019: Records poor. 05/01/2020-11/01/2020: Records good except for estimated discharges, which are poor. 05/01/2021-11/01/2021: Records good.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 89 ft³/s, Feb. 16, 1986, gage height, 3.64 ft; maximum gage height, 6.67 ft, Jan. 11, 2017, (backwater from snow); minimum daily, 0.48 ft³/s, Sep. 09, 1976 and Oct. 24-27 and 30-31, 2015.